diff --git a/app/backend/static/js/terminal.js b/app/backend/static/js/terminal.js
index e682fce..a56b55a 100644
--- a/app/backend/static/js/terminal.js
+++ b/app/backend/static/js/terminal.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 document.addEventListener('alpine:init', () => {
   const el = document.getElementById('hosts-data');
-  const hostOptions = el ? JSON.parse(el.textContent) : [];
+  const hostOptions = el ? (JSON.parse(el.textContent) || []) : [];
   const selEl = document.getElementById('selected-host');
   const selectedHostId = selEl ? JSON.parse(selEl.textContent) : '';